STUCK - Strut will not come out!, Cartridge stuck in the chamber Options

[ctc911ctc]

'74 2.0, 24K miles all original

Teeners,

When I first got this car revived (it was parked in '84, I revived it in 2018) i left the shocks alone.

IN 2019 I installed a nice system in the rear.

This year I am doing the front - all bushings, and other rubber parts (ball joints).

The project came to a halt, I cannot get the strut out of the cylinder



I will rig a system to press it out later today

I am checking in to see if there might be something I may be missing?

I have hit is pretty hard to try and loosen it, no luck yet, soaked it with Liquid Wrench over night.





Thanks!

[Superhawk996]

Same principle for the damper - it's an inverted mono shock design that reduces sprung weight, has better valve response, and better cooling than a twin tube damper.

However, ctc911ctc has a aftermarket Bilstein strut insert in a Boge strut assembly.

@Shivers , you have an actual Bilstein strut from a 911. You can tell these are from 911 by the seal cap which is much larger than the seal cap that was on the 914 Bilstein struts. The curved steering arm is also a 911 feature; 914 steering arm is straight.

In your case, the damping rod is pinned into the bottom of your strut body and the larger diameter "insert" slides back & forth in the strut body and is guided by two Teflon coated bronze linear bearings. See PM.

In the case of the aftermarket Bilstein strut cartridges that go into the Boge struts, the yellow (sometimes green) strut insert contains the guide bushings (theory on my part - I've never seen inside a yellow insert) - or at least I think so which is why I'm hoping @CTC911CTC will post a few pictures.

[Shivers]

Same principle for the damper - it's an inverted mono shock design that reduces sprung weight, has better valve response, and better cooling than a twin tube damper.

However, ctc911ctc has a aftermarket Bilstein strut insert in a Boge strut assembly.

@Shivers , you have an actual Bilstein strut from a 911. You can tell these are from 911 by the seal cap which is much larger than the seal cap that was on the 914 Bilstein struts. The curved steering arm is also a 911 feature; 914 steering arm is straight.

In your case, the damping rod is pinned into the bottom of your strut body and the larger diameter "insert" slides back & forth in the strut body and is guided by two Teflon coated bronze linear bearings. See PM.

In the case of the aftermarket Bilstein strut cartridges that go into the Boge struts, the yellow (sometimes green) strut insert contains the guide bushings (theory on my part - I've never seen inside a yellow insert) - or at least I think so which is why I'm hoping @CTC911CTC will post a few pictures.

Yes, 1979 I think it was. I've got the other goodies too. A bit of work first.